Chapter 154: Giving Up to Gain, Asking for the Moon!

Lu Ren quickly finished carving the remaining few Spirit Souls.

He did not continue serving dishes.

The waiter contentedly collected all the Spirit Souls, not even letting the powder that had fallen onto the tabletop go to waste.

Only Qingchengzi suffered the greatest blow.

Qingchengzi was distraught and could not believe it.

"How is that possible..."

"... How could you possibly be able to do it so easily."

"Then what does all my long time of begging as that Old Beggar count for!"

If it weren't for the fact that he was an extremely slovenly-looking Old Beggar, Lu Ren would have been unable to help but feel pity.

After walking out of the restaurant, Lu Ren spoke indifferently: "Elder Qingchengzi, can you speak now?"

"... Or perhaps, what you want to tell me is that this place is a massive Mechanism City? That everyone here, except for us outsiders, is entirely a Mechanism Puppet?"

The look in Qingchengzi's eyes became complex! "You..."

He said resentfully: "You really are a monster!"

Clearly.

Lu Ren had already learned everything Qingchengzi had been groping to understand over the past few days during the time it took to eat that meal.

Qingchengzi was full of resentment.

Damn it! Why was Lu Ren so sharp? Lu Ren, however, did not care about what Qingchengzi was thinking.

He looked at this Mechanism City, lost in thought.

... They were all Mechanism Puppets.

But the people here looked vivid and lifelike, with no difference compared to ordinary people.

They were even more vibrant.

If he didn't have a bit of divine ability regarding his divine sense, he probably wouldn't have been able to tell.

Furthermore.

Divine sense was restricted within this city; the range Lu Ren could spread it was less than one-thousandth of his original range.

This made him feel somewhat constrained.

But it also proved one thing from another angle.

This place was not a physical entity.

Yet his divine sense was still restricted.

That proved...

"Ten Directions Spirit-Severing Array!" Lu Ren said, enunciating each word.

Upon hearing these words, Qingchengzi shuddered and suddenly began to press him, "What?"

"What did you say!"

"You said this is the Ten Directions Spirit-Severing Array!"

Lu Ren nodded casually.

"It shouldn't be false." Although the range his divine sense could spread was small, it provided some evidence from the side.

Lu Ren said slowly: "The entire Mechanism City is created by the array."

"Every Mechanism Puppet is an eye of this great array."

"It is divided into true eyes and false eyes."

"By my estimation, there are about ten thousand people in this Mechanism City."

"The only true eye is hidden among these ten thousand people; if it can be eliminated, this great array will surely be broken."

Qingchengzi was suddenly full of energy.

He said eagerly: "Then what are we waiting for?"

"They're all mechanism people anyway! It wouldn't be excessive to slaughter the city!"

He started to leave.

However, having barely taken a few steps, he discovered that Lu Ren was standing where he was, unmoved.

Lu Ren shook his head gently.

He raised his eyes to look at Qingchengzi, his gaze filled with astonishment and disbelief; Qingchengzi was left feeling somewhat flustered.

"... Why are you looking at me like that!"

Lu Ren sighed with emotion.

"Nothing."

"I was just thinking that it is truly a great blessing for the Qingyun Sect to still exist and not have been destroyed to this day."

Hearing him mention his own sect, Qingchengzi's face turned dark.

"Nonsense!"

Qingchengzi said displeasedly, "If the Lu Family has something to say, just say it directly; there's no need to beat around the bush with an old beggar like me." Lu Ren gave a faint, sarcastic smile.

"Is that so?"

"Then presumably, Elder Qingchengzi has begged so much that you failed to see that another type of array is hidden within this great array."

"It not only contains the Spirit-Severing Array, but also includes the Rakshasa Transformation Array."

"Whenever any living being in the city is killed, the Rakshasa Array will be activated, and all the Mechanism Puppets will transform into Rakshasas."

"And their strength will be elevated to its peak."

"Since Elder Qingchengzi wants to do it, then go ahead, but don't drag me into it."

After hearing what Lu Ren said, Qingchengzi immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

How is that possible!

It is common knowledge.

The Spirit-Severing Ten-Direction Great Array is already extremely sophisticated, and furthermore, it possesses an extremely strong exclusionary nature.

Let alone a Rakshasa Array... even a gentle healing-type array cannot be nested together with a Spirit-Severing Array.

But now! Not only can they be nested together, but the one nested within it is actually a variant array! Qingchengzi is not proficient in arrays, but he possesses a magic treasure capable of identifying them.

Qingchengzi took out a jade plate shaped like a pagoda but extremely flat.

The moment he injected Spirit Power into the jade plate, it turned completely translucent white.

But immediately following that...

A trace of red, barely perceptible, spread within it.

Using this magic treasure is still somewhat difficult for Qingchengzi.

His complexion rapidly turned pale, and even cold sweat broke out on his forehead; he was panting, but upon seeing that barely perceptible red, Qingchengzi's hand trembled, and he nearly dropped the jade plate he was holding.

Qingchengzi could no longer concern himself with anything else.

He muttered to himself.

"... It is actually true!"

"There really is another layer of array nested within it!"

"But, but..."

Qingchengzi was anxious to death.

Only then did Lu Ren see Qingchengzi frantically pulling at his own hair, and there was even a large fever blister at the corner of his mouth caused by his anxiety.

Lu Ren keenly sensed something.

He asked unobtrusively: "Elder Qingchengzi is very anxious?"

Qingchengzi fell into a moment of silence.

But immediately following that, he slowly let out a breath.

"Indeed."

Qingchengzi nodded and admitted it directly; his eyes were deep, no longer possessing the relaxed ease from just a moment ago.

"I am indeed very anxious. My Qingyun Sect... the Young Sect Master also came, but I never imagined that the two of us would be separated in the Secret Realm. Only ten people from the Qingyun Sect came to this Secret Realm, among whom the Sect Master and I have the highest strength. The Young Sect Master... is young and ignorant of worldly affairs."

"Only I can find him, so I must leave this godforsaken place quickly."

"If the Lu Family Head is willing to help me, this old man is willing to pay the price!"

Qingchengzi was as clear as a mirror in his heart.

When dealing with Lu Ren, not only can one not use conspiracies and petty tricks as one would with others, but one must also be sincere and genuine.

Only then.

Might Lu Ren be willing to help.

This person hates conspiracies and tricks the most! After hearing what he said, a flash of realization crossed Lu Ren's eyes.

So that's how it is...

That Young Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect?

He did have some impression of him.

But the impression was not deep.

He vaguely only remembered him as someone extremely easy to deceive...

However, seeing that Qingchengzi was already this anxious, and coupled with the fact that Qingchengzi indeed possessed something he wanted, Lu Ren said indifferently: "Elder Qingchengzi, there is no need to be anxious."

"I can indeed leave this place, but it depends on whether you are willing to part with what is required."

Qingchengzi was immediately extremely vigilant.

Here it comes again?

Does Lu Ren really have something he wants to get from him? But...

"Fine!" Qingchengzi gritted his teeth, "Speak, what exactly do you want!"

(End of this chapter)